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Google Pixel line-up though packs extremely good set of cameras on a smartphone, they don’t allow the use of external microphones in the default camera app. However, that might change as early as next week. A Google employee in a Pixel support thread from 2016 commented saying that the feature would become available on October 18th which happens to be the day of Pixel 3 and 3 XL launch. Continue reading “Google Pixel camera app to get support for external microphone on October 18th”
It is a known fact that Samsung is working on the foldable phone but the phone hasn’t made its appearance still. However, D.J. Koh, CEO of Samsung’s mobile business, now in a revealing statement said that users will be able to use the device as a tablet with multitasking capability before being able to fold it up into a more portable phone. Continue reading “Samsung foldable phone can be used as tablet unfolded and would fit in pocket: CEO Koh”
Back in April, Facebook, CEO, Mark Zuckerberg retracted messages from the recipients’ inboxes which some saw it as a violation of trust and abuse of power since Facebook Messenger doesn’t have an unsend button. However, the company clarified that it would eventually allow everyone to use this functionality. Six months have passed by without the company announcing such a feature and now we may have our first look at the feature. Continue reading “Facebook said to testing ‘Unsend’ message feature months after confirming”
There was a security breach in Facebook two weeks ago that allowed hackers to control 50 million accounts and the company today is sharing more details about the attack. The attackers said to have exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s code that existed between July 2017 and September 2018. The vulnerability was the result of a complex interaction of three distinct software bugs and it impacted “View As.” Continue reading “Facebook security breach allowed hackers to access 30 million accounts; Facebook will send customized messages to affected accounts”
Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO launched the POCO F1 running on Android 8.1 (Oreo) with a skin on top, which company is referring to as MIUI For POCO. MIUI for POCO is regular MIUI with few new additions like POCO launcher, stock Android like quick setting tiles and others. POCO Launcher (Beta) was leaked early, later it appeared on the Play Store bringing several news features. After over a month of test, the app is now out of beta and is available for download for several smartphones. Continue reading “POCO Launcher for Android out of beta, now available for most smartphones”
Samsung introduced the Samsung Chromebook Plus (V2) back in June. Today it has introduced the Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 (LTE) with support for built-in 4G SIM slot for LTE support, making it one of the first Chromebooks with 4G support. Continue reading “Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 (LTE) 2-in-1 with built-in pen announced”
Back in August, Airtel offered free Amazon Pay digital Gift Card worth Rs. 51 to its pre-paid and post-paid customers as a part of its 23rd anniversary celebrations. Today it announced the launch of #AirtelThanks to offer exclusive benefits including three months Netflix subscription and access to premium content from ZEE5. Continue reading “Airtel offers free Netflix, ZEE5 premium subscription with select plans”
Instagram is said to be working on a new effortless way to fast-forward through Stories. A screenshot shows Instagram “Introducing a new way to move through posts by tapping through posts, just like you tap through stories.” The company even confirmed that it is testing tap to advance within Explore. Continue reading “Instagram is testing tap to proceed instead of scrolling through posts in Explorer”
The online smartphone market in India is expected to surpass 15 million units in Q3 2018 with a growth of more than 25% year-on-year and expected to account a record 38% of the total smartphone market. In Q2 2018, online channels including Flipkart, Amazon, PayTm Mall, mi.com, OnePlus.com grabbed 35% share, growing 65% year-on-year. Continue reading “Online smartphone shipments in India grows 65% YoY in Q2 2018, Xiaomi leads with 54% share: Canalys”
Sony Mobile officially confirmed the list of its smartphones that will get Android 9.0 (Pie) update back in August. It said that its Premium-range models will get the upgrade from November, now the company has started rolling out the Pie update for its Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact smartphones earlier than expected date. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact Android 9.0 (Pie) update starts rolling out”
Update – October 12, 2018: Images of the S5 Pro and the other smartphone has surfaced on TENAA. This confirms dual front cameras, metal back and rear-mounted fingerprint sensors for the phones. Continue reading “Lenovo S5 Pro with 6.18-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, dual front and rear cameras, 6GB RAM to be announced on October 18 [Update: Images]”
Facebook might just combine Groups and Messenger as the company will gradually roll out the ability for members of Facebook Groups to launch group chats about specific sub-topics where up to 250 members can join. Continue reading “Facebook Groups gets custom chat rooms with up to 250 members”
After being in beta for a while, Apple rolled out the iOS 12 updates to every compatible phone on September 17th. The iOS 12 update is now present on 53% of active devices introduced in the last four years, according to Apple states page on the App Store. Continue reading “Apple iOS 12 is on 53% of devices from last four years”
Facebook announces the roll out of 3D photos which is a new way to share memories and moments in both the News Feed and VR. You can scroll, pan and tilt to see the photo in realistic 3D and you can also view 3D photos in VR using the Oculus Browser on Oculus Go or Firefox on Oculus Rift. Continue reading “Facebook rolls out 3D Photos in News Feed and VR”
Twitter has announced moving forward it will count all emojis equally including those with gender and skin tone modifiers. This update marks significant progress for our service, and everyone can now benefit from the additional room to express themselves with more character. It is also in support of recent updates to Unicode.
Continue reading “Twitter brings uniformity to emoji character count”
